UW12 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| UW12 | W51 | A C Dubigeon, Nantes, France | 1954 | 1955 // 3.1957 | to Tunisia 6.1970 (سكيت سدي يوسف [Sakiet Sidi Youssef]) | ||
| (ex-PC1616) | - | A C Dubigeon, Nantes, France | 12.1953 | 30.9.1954 | 8.1955 // --- | never commissioned, to Ethiopia 1.1957 (ቢል ደረሠ [Belay Deress]) |
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Displacement standard, t |
325 |
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Displacement full, t |
400 |
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Length, m |
53.1 |
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Breadth, m |
7.30 |
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Draught, m |
3.10 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
4 SEMT-Pielstick diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
3240 |
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Max speed, kts |
19 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000(12) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR |
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Electronic equipment |
Decca radar, DUBA-2 sonar |
| Complement | 62 |
Project history: Originally ordered by the USA as a part of a NATO order in France, where a whole series of this type was built. Belonging to the La Fougueux class she was commissioned in 1955 by the USN together with a sister ship and was given the pennant number P1618. Taken over by Germany in 1957, she was commissioned as Type 179 and was used as training boat for the underwater weapons school.
The second boat, P1616, was not taken over by the navy, but went to Ethiopia under MDAP.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: UW12 served under Coast Guard flag.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016